A man who wrongly came under suspicion in the BTK strangler case won a round in court Friday when a judge ordered his DNA profile purged from law enforcement databases and his remaining sample returned.
District Judge Gregory Waller did not immediately rule on Roger Valadez's request that police disclose exactly why they kicked down his door with guns drawn and took a genetic swab from his mouth Dec. 1 while he was in handcuffs.
Valadez's genetic sample was one of 1,300 tested during the BTK investigation. It was one of the biggest DNA dragnets ever in the United States, although most samples were voluntarily given.
"Today's ruling should be encouraging to other individuals whose DNA was confiscated," said Dan Monnat, attorney for Valadez. "For one thing, it recognizes the individual's right to that DNA sample and profile and recognizes the individual's right to, in essence, have it returned when the government's need for it expires."
Valadez's genetic sample was one of 1,300 tested during the BTK investigation. It was one of the biggest DNA dragnets ever in the United States, although most samples were voluntarily given.
"Today's ruling should be encouraging to other individuals whose DNA was confiscated," said Dan Monnat, attorney for Valadez. "For one thing, it recognizes the individual's right to that DNA sample and profile and recognizes the individual's right to, in essence, have it returned when the government's need for it expires."
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